The 18-200 mm I am finding on my camera more often. The range of this lens is quite good, yes there is some barrel distortion at the short end, but at the long end I find more than acceptable. Value for money as a walk about lens or travel lens is very good. the only down side for me is the lens is a tad slow, but easy fixed using a higher ISO.......

The light was not good, but my results are fair. A brighter day would have been better, but I had the time so...... all shot using the Nikon 18-200mm

....... a quick shot of a sea gull in flight, hand held..... for a walk about, and general purpose lens, I find the 18-200 mm very good. On the D2Xs & D300 I am finding that the lens is a lot quicker to focus and a lot sharper than when I was using said lens on a D70s....... and my lens is about 18 months old, some lens creep, but I tend to carry my gear in a bag unless shooting, less chance of equipment being damaged.......

On the D2Xs & D300 I am finding that the lens is a lot quicker to focus and a lot sharper than when I was using said lens on a D70s.......

I recently bought a D60 kit (w 18-55mm VR lens) and was thinking of upgrading to the 18-200mm VR lens. If the 18-200mm lens is slow to focus on the D70, would that mean that its also likely to be slow on the D60? should i reconsider buying that lens?